Lemony Pine Nut and Macadamia Ricotta

Today was a little hectic at my house, as expected. I almost didn’t get even one post written today. Then I remembered this recipe from last weekend. Everyone enjoyed this nut cheese, even my elderly parents. I can safely say this was omni approved if you are looking for something that you can make for both vegans and omnis. Here is what I did.

Lemony Pine Nut and Macadamia Ricotta
Makes approximately 28 tablespoons

Ingredients:

1 1/3 cups pine nuts, soaked for at least 4 hours, drained well
2/3 cups macadamia nuts, soaked for at least 4 hours, drained well
1 lemon, zested and juiced
1 clove garlic, smashed and peeled
2 tablespoons miso (I used white)
2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
Salt and pepper to taste (preferably white pepper)

Directions:

Combine everything in your food processor or blender and process until smooth. Depending on your machine you may need to add a little water to help it process. The resulting nut cheese will be very thick and rich. I am a huge fan of lemon so this is definitely a lemony ricotta. If you aren’t a lemon lover you should start by making this with lemon juice only and see if you want to add the zest. The zest adds a lot of lemon flavor.  Add salt and pepper to taste.

Nutritional information:

Amount Per Serving
Calories - 71.98
Calories From Fat (83%) - 59.74

Total Fat - 6.89g
Saturated Fat - 0.71g
Cholesterol - 0mg
Sodium - 56.49mg
Potassium - 56.45mg
Total Carbohydrates - 1.88g
Fiber - 0.62g
Sugar - 0.51g
Protein - 1.3g

Comments:

Dan had this again today in his lunch. He used carrot sticks as a utensil. We like the thickness of this nut cheese and the tang from the lemon. It also worked really well last weekend when I decided to make Seitan parmesan. It would also be great on raw pizza which may happen tomorrow. ;-)

Unrelated Note:

Tomorrow should be a more typical day at our house. I hope to be back to blogging as I normally do. Fingers Crossed!

I am still behind on responding to email. Thank you so much for patience. With a little luck I will be able to respond to all the outstanding email tomorrow. One email that came today posed a great question that may turn into a post later this week. I am always blown away by the fantastic questions you ask. One of the best things about blogging is sharing ideas and I am fortunate to have so many intelligent readers that take nutrition very seriously. Your questions and comments make me better, I learn so much from all of you. Thank you so much!

Talk to you all tomorrow. I hope you had a great day today!